Influence of nursing intervention on anxiety and depression of patients receiving α-interferon treatment / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss effective nursing measures to reduce incidence rate of anxiety and depression caused by α-intefferen treatment,and to enable the successful completion of interferon treatment for hepatitis B patients. Methods Hepatitis B patients(220 cases) receiving α-interferon treatment were randomly divided into the intervention group(115 cases) and the control group(105 cases).The control group adopted conventional nursing,while in the intervention group,comprehensive intervention measures such as close observation,psychological intervention,symptomatic treatment intervention were used.Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) was used to compare the incidence rate of anxiety and depression.The completion of treatment was also compared between the two groups. Results After 3,6 and 12 months of treatment incidence rate of anxiety and depression in the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P＜0.05).There were 112 cases completed treatment in the intervention group,which were higher than those of the control group,72 cases (P＜0.01). Conclusions Nursing intervention measures such as close observation,psychological intervention,symptomatic treatment can reduce incidence rate of anxiety and depression caused by a-interferon treatment.